Mick Carter will resort to desperate lengths as wife Linda's drinking spirals out of control on EastEnders next week.
Linda, played by Kellie Bright, is left struggling as she tries her best not to drink and when she turns down a boozy offering from Chantelle, Mick beams with pride.
However Linda is heading in a downward spiral right from the start of the week after forgetting Mick's birthday, leaving her mortified.
In an attempt to cover her tracks, Linda organises a surprise but mum Shirley is mightily unimpressed.
Later, as the evening rumbles on Linda is struggling without a glass of wine and gives into temptation while she is supposed to be looking after Ollie.
Mick is left heartbroken when he discovers their son alone and that Linda has been drinking.
Meanwhile Linda makes her way to the Prince Albert and bumps into Sharon. The pair tentatively call a truce and Sharon confesses that she fears Keanu is dead. But Linda drops a massive bombshell as she admits Keanu is still alive.
The next day, Linda is not only hungover but humiliated too when Mick tells her what she was up to the previous night. Despite being the one in the wrong, Linda is quick to blame her husband instead.
Shirley overhears the commotion and wants to protect her son. However she ends up finding Linda's stash of booze, leading her and Tina to try and get Mick to see sense.
Their intense conversation is quickly shut down when he's called into Ollie's school and he and Linda are told that Ollie is clearly suffering and that a social worker has been informed.
When Mick returns home, he asks Chantelle to look after Ollie but a drunk Linda reacts badly, forcing Mick to go to desperate lengths to protect her...
*EastEnders airs Mondays and Fridays at 8pm and Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One
